Courses prepare students for graduate school exams

Sept. 11, 1997

KALAMAZOO -- The Office of Professional Programs and Conferences
at Western Michigan University will offer special noncredit courses
to help persons prepare for two graduate school entrance examinations,
the Graduate Management Admissions Test and the Graduate Record
Examination.

Both preparation courses will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. over
four Saturdays. The GMAT course is scheduled for Sept. 20, Sept.
27, Oct. 4 and Oct. 11. The GRE course is scheduled for Oct. 4,
11, 18 and 25.

The actual GMAT and GRE tests will be conducted at WMU later
this fall. The preparation courses are designed to cover a variety
of topics that will be on the tests, such as verbal ability, mathematics,
problem solving and critical reasoning. They will encompass a
variety of exercises, quizzes, drills and preview tests.

The two preparation courses may be taken on WMU's campus in
Kalamazoo or at the University's Grand Rapids Regional Center
or Lansing Regional Center. Both courses cost $299 per person
and include materials and a sample examination disk.

The deadline to register for either course is one week before
the start of the class. For more information or to register, interested
persons should call WMU's Office of Professional Programs and
Conferences at 616 387-4174.